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Definition: ETYMOLOGIES

Part of Speech Definition
Noun Plural 1. Plural inflection of the noun etymology.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Noun Base
(etymology)		 1. A history of a word.[Wordnet].
2. The study of the sources and development of words.[Wordnet].
3. That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of form and meaning.[Websters].
4. That part of grammar which relates to the changes in the form of the words in a language; inflection.[Websters].

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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"Etymologies" is a common misspelling or typo for: etymologise, etymologises, etymologizes.

Date "Etymologies" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1659. (references)

Common Expressions: ETYMOLOGIES

Expressions Definition
Canadian provincial name etymologies This page lists the etymologies of the names of the Provinces and territories of Canada. (references)
Etymologies of place names in Los Angeles, California Source of the place names in the city of Los Angeles, California. (references)
Lists of etymologies This is a list of etymological lists. (references)
Lists of U.S. county name etymologies These are lists of U.S. county name etymologies. Many U.S. states have counties named after U.S. presidents such as Washington, Madison, Polk, Jefferson, etc. Counties are also commonly named after famous individuals, local Native American tribes once in the area, cities located within the county, and land or water features (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, meaning Fat Hill in Spanish, and Lake County, Illinois, on Lake Michigan). (references)
Mexican state name etymologies This article provides a collection of the etymologies of the names of the states of Mexico. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Topics by Level of Interest: ETYMOLOGIES

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
List of country name etymologies 269     Canadian provincial name etymologies 10
List of company name etymologies 98     Etymologies of place names in Chicago, Illinois 16
List of subnational name etymologies 67     Etymologies of place names in Los Angeles, California 7
List of Texas county name etymologies 62     Etymologies of place names in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 11
List of chemical element name etymologies 53     Etymologies of place names in San Francisco, California 6
List of Texas county seat name etymologies 53     List of Alabama county name etymologies 18
List of band name etymologies 51     List of Alaska borough and census area name etymologies 14
List of Ohio county name etymologies 49     List of Arizona county name etymologies 11
List of Wyoming county name etymologies 47     List of Arkansas county name etymologies 21
List of Massachusetts county name etymologies 42     List of band name etymologies 51
List of U.S. state name etymologies 42     List of Brazil state name etymologies 8
List of computer term etymologies 38     List of California county name etymologies 21
List of North Carolina county name etymologies 37     List of chemical element name etymologies 53
List of Michigan county name etymologies 32     List of Colorado county name etymologies 22
List of the most common U.S. county name etymologies 29     List of company name etymologies 98
List of Iowa county name etymologies 27     List of computer term etymologies 38
List of Virginia county name etymologies 26     List of continent name etymologies 9
List of Nebraska county name etymologies 25     List of country name etymologies 269
List of Illinois county name etymologies 25     List of Delaware county name etymologies 17
List of Missouri county name etymologies 25     List of Florida county name etymologies 24
List of Florida county name etymologies 24     List of Hawaii county name etymologies 9
List of Indiana county name etymologies 24     List of Idaho county name etymologies 15
List of Kansas county name etymologies 24     List of Illinois county name etymologies 25
List of Oklahoma county name etymologies 23     List of Indiana county name etymologies 24
List of Colorado county name etymologies 22     List of Iowa county name etymologies 27
List of California county name etymologies 21     List of Kansas county name etymologies 24
List of South Dakota county name etymologies 21     List of Louisiana parish name etymologies 18
List of Arkansas county name etymologies 21     List of Maine county name etymologies 11
List of Mississippi county name etymologies 20     List of Maryland county name etymologies 13
List of Wisconsin county name etymologies 19     List of Massachusetts county name etymologies 42
List of Louisiana parish name etymologies 18     List of Michigan county name etymologies 32
List of Montana county name etymologies 18     List of Minnesota county name etymologies 18
List of Minnesota county name etymologies 18     List of Mississippi county name etymologies 20
List of Pennsylvania county name etymologies 18     List of Missouri county name etymologies 25
List of North Dakota county name etymologies 18     List of Montana county name etymologies 18
List of Alabama county name etymologies 18     List of Nebraska county name etymologies 25
List of New York county name etymologies 18     List of Nevada county name etymologies 11
List of Delaware county name etymologies 17     List of New Hampshire county name etymologies 10
List of West Virginia county name etymologies 17     List of New Jersey county name etymologies 11
List of Oregon county name etymologies 16     List of New Mexico county name etymologies 15
Etymologies of place names in Chicago, Illinois 16     List of New York county name etymologies 18
List of Idaho county name etymologies 15     List of North Carolina county name etymologies 37
List of New Mexico county name etymologies 15     List of North Dakota county name etymologies 18
List of South Carolina county name etymologies 15     List of Ohio county name etymologies 49
List of Alaska borough and census area name etymologies 14     List of Oklahoma county name etymologies 23
List of Vermont county name etymologies 14     List of Oregon county name etymologies 16
List of Maryland county name etymologies 13     List of Pennsylvania county name etymologies 18
Mexican state name etymologies 13     List of Rhode Island county name etymologies 9
List of river name etymologies 13     List of river name etymologies 13
List of Washington county name etymologies 12     List of South Carolina county name etymologies 15
List of Utah county name etymologies 12     List of South Dakota county name etymologies 21
List of Nevada county name etymologies 11     List of subnational name etymologies 67
Etymologies of place names in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 11     List of Texas county name etymologies 62
List of Arizona county name etymologies 11     List of Texas county seat name etymologies 53
List of New Jersey county name etymologies 11     List of the most common U.S. county name etymologies 29
List of Maine county name etymologies 11     List of U.S. state name etymologies 42
List of New Hampshire county name etymologies 10     List of Utah county name etymologies 12
Lists of U.S. county name etymologies 10     List of Vermont county name etymologies 14
Canadian provincial name etymologies 10     List of Virginia county name etymologies 26
List of Hawaii county name etymologies 9     List of Washington county name etymologies 12
List of continent name etymologies 9     List of West Virginia county name etymologies 17
List of Rhode Island county name etymologies 9     List of Wisconsin county name etymologies 19
List of Brazil state name etymologies 8     List of Wyoming county name etymologies 47
Lists of etymologies 8     Lists of etymologies 8
Etymologies of place names in Los Angeles, California 7     Lists of North American place name etymologies 5
The Etymologies (Tolkien) 7     Lists of U.S. county name etymologies 10
Etymologies of place names in San Francisco, California 6     Mexican state name etymologies 13
Lists of North American place name etymologies 5     The Etymologies (Tolkien) 7

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"etymologies" is a common misspelling or typo for: etymologise, etymologises, etymologizes.


Computed Synonyms: etymologies

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   7.1089   etymologies     derivations     origins, sources, births, descents, provenances   
 2   6.2090   etymologies     pedigrees     lines, races, families, births, extractions   
 3   3.1091   etymologies     roots     grasss, bashes, smokes, puffs, weeds   
 4   2.1594   etymologies     etymons     radixes, roots, bases, palpitations, origins   
 5   2.1089   etymologies     foundations     bottoms, institutions, roots, beds, fundaments   
 6   1.7095   etymologies     philologies     linguistics, glottologies, glossologies, literatures, grammars   
 7   1.3091   etymologies     ancestries     stocks, extractions, births, provenances, races   
 8   1.3091   etymologies     auguries     presages, prognostications, forebodings, auspices, premonitions   
 9   1.2190   etymologies     expenditures     consumptions, expenses, outgoes, expenditure, charges   
 10   1.2091   etymologies     notices     observes, realizes, beholds, advices, regards   
 11   1.2090   etymologies     rises     springs, roses, heads, origins, growths   
 12   1.2090   etymologies     principles     laws, origins, roots, axioms, statutes   
 13   1.2090   etymologies     radixes     roots, bases, origins, radicals, substances   
 14   1.2090   etymologies     bases     foots, beds, pedestals, ignobles, legs   
 15   1.2090   etymologies     cues     signs, tokens, hints, marks, markers   
--------------------     33 synonyms ranked from 16 to 48 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: ETYMOLOGIES

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified 语源学 (etymology, etymologies). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, etymologies. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 語源學 (etymology, etymologies). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, etymologies. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Etymologie von Unternehmensnamen (List of company name etymologies). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, etymologies. (volunteer & more translations)
Français étymologies (etymologies), Origine des noms des États de l'Amérique du Nord (Canadian provincial name etymologies). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, etymologies. (volunteer & more translations)
French étymologies (etymologies), Origine des noms des États de l'Amérique du Nord (Canadian provincial name etymologies). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, etymologies. (volunteer & more translations)
German Etymologie von Unternehmensnamen (List of company name etymologies). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, etymologies. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Etymologie von Unternehmensnamen (List of company name etymologies). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, etymologies. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Etymologie von Unternehmensnamen (List of company name etymologies). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, etymologies. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish etimologías (etymologies). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, etymologies. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). Top

Constructed Language Translations: ETYMOLOGIES

Language Translations for “etymologies” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin etymologiesway (etymologies). Additional references: Pig Latin, etymologies. (volunteer)
Terran B etyologies (etymologies). Additional references: Terran B, etymologies. (volunteer)
Source: compiled by the editor. Top